MR, SLOANI bag to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state the number of Royal Irish Constabulary men at present employed as orderlies or messengers in Dublin Castle; what is the total amount paid to them per annum, together with the amount given as extra pay; and if he can say for what reason Army Reserve men are not employed in this class of work the same as in other Government Departments.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThere are seven Constabulary orderlies or messengers in receipt of pay and allowances amounting to £596 per annum. The employment of members of a police force as orderlies at the headquarters of the force is in accordance with universal practice, and there is no objection to the employment of police pensioners as messengers in any Government Department.
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